"The fourteen essential conversations to have with your tween and early teenager to prepare them for the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead, including scripts and advice to keep the communication going and stay connected during this critical developmental window." -- Amazon.com. "Fourteen (Talks) by (Age) Fourteen will explain the why and how of the fourteen surprising but essential conversations parents should have with their child before he or she enters high school"-- Provided by publisher.

It's time to learn a new language -- Your new bag of tricks -- Conversation crashers -- Talking about your parent-child relationship -- Talking about independence -- Talking about changing friendships -- Talking about creativity -- Talking about taking care of yourself -- Talking about fairness -- Talking about technology -- Talking about criticism -- Talking about hard work -- Talking about money -- Talking about sexuality -- Talking about reputations -- Talking about impulsivity -- Talking about helping others -- Now what? -- Appendix: small talk conversation starters.